Fraktur

frak·tur

[sometimesf-] a style of German black-letter type

[usuallyf-]

a type of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art consisting of documents, as marriage or baptismal certificates, framed mottoes, etc. written in Fraktur lettering and illuminated with colorful flowers, birds, and other motifs

an example of this

Origin of Fraktur

German from Classical Latin fractura (see fracture): so named from its angular, broken lines

fraktur

noun

A style of black letter formerly used in German manuscripts and printing.

Origin of fraktur

German from Latin frāctūraa breaking (from the curlicues that appear to break up the word) ; see fracture .

fraktur

Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural frakturs)

(typography) A style of black letter type, used especially in Germany in the 16th to 20th centuries.